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May 21, 1957 A. L. GRAMMER FILES 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 4, 1952 IN VEN TOR. AlZfN L GPAMMEQ 4 MMA W ATTORNEYS y 1, 1957 A. GRAMMER 2,792,981

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FILES Filed Dec. 4, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVE'ENTOR. ALLA-N L. GRAMMEKZ @vkuh ATTOQA/fKS FILES Allen L. Crammer, Montclair, N. J. Application December 4, 1952, Serial No. 324,057 1 Claim. (Cl. 229-16) This invention relates to improvements in files for the storage of loose papers, clippings, and the like.

It is an object of the instant invention to disclose a simple and rugged file for the convenient storage of loose papers, pamphlets, booklets, etc.

Another object is to disclose a file that requires little storage space when knocked down, but which can be quickly formed into a receptacle.

A further object is to disclose a file in the production of which waste has been reduced to a minimum.

Other objects of the instant invention will become apparent in the course of the following specification.

In the attainment of the aforesaid objectives, the improved file is made in three forms. In the first form, the file is constituted of two rectangular members, one of which is divided along fold lines into a rectangular back member having at one end an integrally formed rectangular top and front cover member and at the opposite end integrally formed bottom and lower front members. The second blank is divided along fold lines into a rectangular back member with integrally formed rectangular end and front-side members at both ends. The back member of the second blank is superposed on the back member of the first blank with the integrally formed end and front-side members protruding from opposite ends of the superposed blanks. The bottom and lower front members of the first blank and the end and front-side members of the second blank are turned along the fold lines and fastened to form a receptacle with open top and substantially open front, the top cover member of the first blank forming a closure for the open top of the receptacle when the front cover member is over the substantially open front thereof. In the second form, the file is constituted of four main rectangular members, one of which is divided into a rectangular back member having along one side hingedly secured top and front cover members. The second main member is divided into a rectangular back member with hingedly secured bottom and lower front members along one side. The third and fourth main members are similar end sections each of which is constituted of an end member having a fastening strip hingedly secured along one side and a front-side member along the opposite side. The back member of the second main member is superposed on the back member of the first main member with the hingedly attached bottom and lower front members thereof protruding from the first main member along the side opposite the top and front cover members thereof. The fastening strips of each end section are superposed on opposite endsof the back member of the second main member with the end and front-side members outwardly directed on opposite ends of both superposed back members. In the third form, the file is also constituted of four main rectangular members, one of which is constituted of aback member having along one side hingedly secured top and front cover members. Along the opposite side of the back member are the hingedly secured bottom and lower front members. 'Endsections constituting hingedly secured' end' and fi'ont-side nited St8 P t 2,792,981 Patented May 21, 1957 members are hingedly attached at each end of the back member. Outside and inside covering for the members provide a means for hingedly securing the top and front cover members to the back member, and the bottom and lower front members and the end sections to the back member.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, showing by way of example the preferred embodiments of the inventive concept.

In the drawings: I

Figures l-5 show the first form of the file constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention, and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the from which the file is formed;

Figure 2 is a sectional view along 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the partially folded two superposed blanks file formed from the blanks shown in Figure l;

Figure 4 is a perspective View similar to Figure 3 but with the file completely folded and the cover members open; and t Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 but with the cover members closed.

Figures 6-1141 show the second form of the file, and in which:

Figure 6 is a plan view of the four which the file is formed;

Figure 7 is a front View of the file folded from the members shown in Figure 6 with the cover members open;

Figure 8 is an end view of the file shown in Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8 but with the cover members in the closed position;

Figure 10 is a sectional view along 10-10 of Figure 8;

Figure 11 is a sectional view along 11-11 of Figure 8; and

Figure 11a is a view of the four main members shown in Figure 6 folded for storage or shipping.

Figures 12-17 show the third form of the file, and in which:

Figure 12 is a plan view of the four main members from which the file is made;

- Figure 13 is a sectional view along 13-13 of Figure 12 but on an enlarged scale;

Figure 14 is a sectional view along 14-14 of Figure 12, also enlarged,

Figure 15 is a sectional likewise enlarged;

Figure 16 is a front view of the file formed from the four main members shown in Figure 12 with the cover members open, and

Figure 17 is an end view of the tile shown in Figure 16.

Referring now in greater detail to the first form of the file shown in Figures 1-5, reference numeral 10 indicates the file.

The file 10 is formed from and 12.

The blank 11 is a rectangular body made from any suitable material and is constituted in part of the back member 13 most clearly seen in Figure 2, the bottom member 14 hingedly secured at one end of the back member 13 along the fold or scored line 15, and the lower front member 16 hingedly secured to the bottom member 14 along the fold or scored line 17. The blank 11 is further constituted of the top cover member 13 hingedly secured to the back member 13 along the fold or scored line 19, and the front cover member 20 hingedly secured to the top cover member 18 along the fold or scored line 21. It will be noted that the bottom and the lower front cover members are of rectangular form with the width of the bottom member main members from view along 15-15 of Figure 12,

the superposed blanks 11 members as well as the top and front 14 and the top cover member 18 approximately equal and with the height of the front cover member 20 substantially equal to the corresponding dimensions of the back member 13. The lower front member 16 is provided adjacent the ends with one-half of the known snap fasteners 22 and 23, While the front cover member 20 has an aperture 24 formed therein for the insertion of the flexible fastening cord 25.

The blank 12 is also a rectangular body made from the same or similar material used in the production of the previously mentioned blank 11. The blank 12 is constituted of the back member 26 superposed on and secured by any suitable means, such as gluing, to the back member 13 of the blank 11' (Fig. 2). At one end of the back member 26 is integrally formed. the end member 27 hingedly secured thereto along the fold or scored line 23. integrally formed with the. end member 27 along the fold or scored line 29 is the front-side member 30. At the opposite. end of the back member 26 is the integrally formed end member 31'hingedly secured along the fold or scored line 36. Integrally formed with the end member 31 along the fold or scored line 33 is another front-side member 32. The perpendicular distance between the fold or scored lines 28 and 29 of the end member 27 as well as the perpendicular distance between the fold or scored lines 33 and 36 of the end member 31 is approximately equal to the width of the bottom member 14 and the top cover member 18. The widths of the front-side members 30 and 32 and the lower front member 16 may be varied, but to avoid covering the front of the file when the cover members are in the open position (Fig. 4), the front-side members 32 and 34 are preferably made with a width less than one-half the length of the fold or scored line or 19 while the width of the lower front member 16 is made less than the height of the superposed back members. In the frontside members 32 and 30 are the portions 34 and 35, respectively, of known snap fasteners coacting with the previously mentioned portions 22 and 2.3, respectively, on the lower front member 16.

In operation:

After the back members 13 and 26 have been superposed and secured by any suitable means such as gluing, the end members 31 and 27 are turned upwardly at 90 to the plane of the superposed back members, and the front-side members 32 and 30 are turned inwardly at 90 to the planes of the turned end members 31 and 27, respectively. The turning of the end member 31 is along the scored line 36, the end member 27 along the scored line 28, the front-side member 32 along the scored line 33, and the front-side member 36 along the scored line 29. The bottom member 14 is then turned upwardly at 90 to the planes of the superposed back members 13 and 26 along the scored line 15, and the lower front member 16 is turned at 90 to the plane of the turned bottom member 14 along the scored line 17, whereupon the prearranged portions 35 and 34 of the snap fasteners as well as the portions 23 and 22 will be in position for fastening to provide a receptacle with open top and substantially open front (Fig. 4). By folding the top cover member 18 in the same direction as the end members along the fold or scored line 19 and the front cover member along the fold or scored line 21 (Figs. 3 and 4), a complete closure for the receptacle is provided, the covers being removably attached to the bottom member 14 by fastening the free end of the cord to the anchor 37 (Figs. 1 and 3).

Referring now in greater detail to the second form of the file shown in Figures 6-lla, the file (Figs. 8 and 9) is formedfrom the rectangular main members 50, 51, 52, and 53.

The main member 50 is constituted of the rectangular back member 54 along one side or at the top of which is the rectangular top cover member 55 and the rectangular front cover member- 56. The top cover member 55 is hingedly secured to the back member 54 along the line 57 by any suitablemeans and the front cover member 56 is hingedly secured to the top cover member 55 along the line 5?. Any known means, such as flexible inner and outer coverings (not shown) may be used for hingedly securing the members together.

The second main member 51 is constituted of a back member 59 designed to be superposed on and secured to the previously described back member 54. Along the bottom of the back member 59, that is, the side opposite to the aforementioned top and front cover members is a rectangular bottom member 60 and a rectangular lower front member 61. One edge of the bottom member 60 is hingedly secured to the bottom of the back member 59 along the line 62 while the lower front member 61 is hingedly secured to the bottom member 60 along the line 63.

The third and fourth rectangular main members 52 and 53 constitute similar end'sections. The third main member 52 is constituted of an end member 64, the fastening strip 65 hingedl'y secured to the end member 64 along the line 66 and the front side member 67 hingedly secured to the end member 64 along the line 63. The fourth main member 53 is constituted of an end member 69 and the front side member 72 hingedly secured to the end. member 69 along the line 71 and the fastening strip 70 hingedly secured to the end member 69 along the line 71.

The width of the end members 64 and 69, the top cover member 55, and the bottom member 69 are made substantially equal while the front cover member 56 has dimensions corresponding to those of the superposed back members. The coacting snap fasteners and 76 are positioned for removable engagement when the blanks are folded into a file, as illustrated. While the various portions of the end sections, as well as the top and front cover members and the bottom and lower front members may be hingedly secured together along corresponding edges by any suitable means, such as inner linings and outer bindings, the end sections may be integrally formed and divided along spaced parallel scored lines. In a similar manner the front and top cover members may be integrally formed with the back member 54 and the bottom and lower front members with the back members 59 with the linings and bindings used as reinforcements.

The superposed blanks of the second form of the file shown in Figure 6 can be compactly folded for storage and shipping, as shown in Figure 11a. In Figure 110, the end and front-side members of the rectangular main mem bers 52 and 53 are folded inwardly with the end member 64 of the main member 52 superposed on the fastening strip 65, the end member 69 of the main member 53 superposed on the fastening strip 70, and both front-side members 67 and 72 of the main members superposed on the back member 59. The top cover member 55 and front cover member 56 are then turned back under the back member 54 with the bottom of the front cover member protruding beyond the corresponding edges or bottoms of the folded down end and front-side members for a distance equal to the width of the bottom member 60, the top cover and bottom members having equal widths. By making the width of the lower front member 61 substantially equal to the width of the bottom member 60, the lower front member 61 can be turned upwardly adjacent the bottom edges of the folded down end and front-side members of the main members 52 and 53 to form a rectangular multi-layer body (Fig; 11a) readily adapted for storage and shipping.

Referring now in greater detail to the third form of the file shown in Figures 1217, the file (Figs. 16 and 17) is formed from the rectangular main members 80, 81, 82,

and 83.

back member 84 along one side or at the top of which is the rectangular top cover member 85, and the rectangular front cover member 86. The top cover member 85 is hingedly secured to the back member 84 along the line 87 by the inner flexible linings 88 and 88a which are glued to the inner surface of the back member 84 and the top cover member. The inner flexible linings 88 and 88a are extended upwardly for the hinged attachment in a similar manner of front cover member 86 along the line 89. The hinged attachment of the top and front cover members is reinforced by an outer binding 90 which is glued to the outer surfaces of the back and top and front cover members.

The second main member 81 is constituted of the rectangular bottom member 91 and the rectangular lower front member 92. The bottom member 91 is hingedly secured to the back member 84 along the line 93 while the lower front member 92 is hingedly secured to the bottom member 91 along the line 84 by a flexible inner lining 95 which is glued to the inner surface of the back member and then extended downwardly to be aflixed to the inner surface of the bottom and lower front members. The previously mentioned inner lining 88a at the bottom may be superposed on and secured to the inner lining 95, as shown in Figure 14. An outer binding member 96 may be used to reinforce the hinged edges on the outside.

The rectangular main members 82 and 83 are similar end sections. The main member 82 is constituted of the end member 97 and the front-side member 98, the end member 97 being hingedly secured to the back member 84 along the line 99 and the front-side member being hingedly secured to the end member 97 along the line 100. Any suitable means, such as the inner lining 101 and 101a may be glued to the inner surfaces of the front and endside members and substantially over the contiguous surface of the back member 84 between the inner linings 88 and 88a, as shown in Figure 15. The main member 83 is constituted of the end member 102 and the frontside member 103 similar'to the previously described end and front-side members of the main member 82 and hingedly secured to each other and to the back member in the same manner as the main member 82.

As in the other forms of the file, the top cover member 85, the bottom member 91 and the end members 97 and 102 have the same width while the front cover member 86 has the same dimensions as the back member 84. The back member 84 together with the top cover member 85 and front cover member 86 may be integrally formed and separated along spaced scored lines. In the same Way the bottom member 91 and the lower front member 82, and the similar end members 97 and 102 and front-side members 98 and 103 may be integrally formed and separated along spaced fold or scored lines. The folding of the file of the third form will be apparent from the foregoing, the lower front and front-side members being held together in the folded position by the snap fasteners 104 and 105 while the flexible strand 106 may be used to secure the cover members in place as in the first form.

While there are above disclosed but three forms of the file, each of which could be made to fold flat for storage or shipping, it is possible to produce still other forms without departing from the inventive concept herein disclosed, and it is desired therefore that only such limitations be imposed on the appended claim as are stated therein.

What is claimed is:

A file comprising an element having a substantially rectangular back member, a top cover member and a front cover member along one edge, said top cover member being hingedly secured to said back cover member along corresponding edges and said front cover member being hingedly secured to said top cover member along corresponding edges, said front cover member having dimensions substantially equal to the corresponding dimensions of said back cover member; the file further comprising a second element having a second back cover member superposed in the first mentioned back cover member, the second mentioned back cover member having a bottom member and a lower front member along one edge of said bottom member, said bottom member having a width substantially equal to the width of said top cover member and being hingedly secured along one edge of the second mentioned back cover member; the file further comprising two further elements, each of said further elements comprising an end section for each end of the second mentioned back member, each end section comprising a fastening strip and an end member and a front-side member, said fastening strip and end and frontside members being hingedly secured along corresponding edges and the Width of said end member being substantially equal to the width of said top member, means for hingedly securing said fastening strip to the second mentioned back member with the end and front-side members protruding from opposite ends of the superposed back members, and means for removably securing together the lower front member and the front-side members in juxtaposition and adapted to form a receptacle with open top and substantially open front, all said elements being rigid, said front cover member being foldable over said back member and said front-side members being foldable over said back member, whereby all said elements form a flat rectangular body when folded.

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